A SERIES of one-sided results told the tale of Round 16 in the Coates Talent League, as the competition rolled into its penultimate home-and-away weekend. We take you through all the results, key numbers and top performers from each game in a snapshot.

SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS 1.1 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 8.13 (61)
NORTHERN KNIGHTS 6.5 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 15.9 (99)

IN A SENTENCE…

A ferocious Northern Knights outfit rattled the Sandringham Dragons with 10 goals to two in the first half, before running out 38-point upset winners in enemy territory.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Northern won the kicks (181-172), inside 50s (51-40), and scoring shots (24-21)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Sandringham Dragons

Ryley Sanders – 35 disposals, 5 marks, 1 goal
Levi Ashcroft – 32 disposals, 24 handballs, 4 inside 50s
Charlie Edwards – 21 disposals, 8 marks, 2 goals

Northern Knights

Kristian Ferronato – 28 disposals, 8 tackles, 10 inside 50s
Nate Caddy – 20 disposals, 11 marks, 4 goals
Will Green – 15 disposals, 6 marks, 19 hitouts

WHERE THEY STAND:

Sandringham Dragons – 4th | 9-3 | 120.8%
Northern Knights – 3rd | 9-3 | 123.6%

UP NEXT:

Sandringham Dragons vs. Oakleigh Chargers | Saturday August 26, 1:30pm @ Sandringham
Northern Knights vs. Calder Cannons | Saturday August 26, 2:05pm @ Craigieburn

GIPPSLAND POWER 4.1 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 8.12 (60)
OAKLEIGH CHARGERS 3.2 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 12.6 (78)

IN A SENTENCE…

An inspired fourth quarter saw the Oakleigh Chargers pile on five unanswered goals to overcome deficits at each break and beat Gippsland Power by 18 points on the road.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Oakleigh won the disposals (383-280), marks (79-49), and rebound 50s (38-27)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Gippsland Power

Xavier Lindsay – 27 disposals, 8 tackles, 6 inside 50s
Sebastian Amoroso – 17 disposals, 6 marks, 1 goal
Zane Duursma – 15 disposals, 3 marks, 4 goals

Oakleigh Chargers

Patrick Retschko – 41 disposals, 6 marks, 12 rebound 50s
Jagga Smith – 31 disposals, 4 marks, 2 goals
Tom Gross – 22 disposals, 6 inside 50s, 2 goals

WHERE THEY STAND:

Gippsland Power – 9th | 6-6 | 102.5%
Oakleigh Chargers – 11th | 4-8 | 87.3%

UP NEXT:

Gippsland Power vs. Eastern Ranges | Sunday August 27, 1:30pm @ Morwell
Oakleigh Chargers vs. Sandringham Dragons | Saturday August 26, 1:30pm @ Sandringham

EASTERN RANGES 3.2 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 14.9 (93)
GEELONG FALCONS 0.3 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 7.6 (48)

IN A SENTENCE…

Eastern Ranges had far too much firepower for the Geelong Falcons, leading from the first goal to take out a comfortable 45-point win on neutral ground.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Eastern won the disposals (349-261), marks (100-63), and inside 50s (46-30)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Eastern Ranges

Tyson Sruk – 31 disposals, 7 marks, 3 tackles
Caleb Windsor – 22 disposals, 5 marks, 4 tackles
Nick Watson – 20 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles

Geelong Falcons

Thomas Burke – 20 disposals, 4 inside 50s, 4 rebound 50s
Angus Hastie – 19 disposals, 3 tackles, 3 inside 50s
Kobe George – 16 disposals, 5 marks, 7 rebound 50s

WHERE THEY STAND:

Eastern Ranges – 5th | 8-4 | 119.7%
Geelong Falcons – 7th | 7-5 | 110.4%

UP NEXT:

Eastern Ranges vs. Gippsland Power | Sunday August 27, 1:30pm @ Morwell
Geelong Falcons vs. Bendigo Pioneers | Sunday August 27, 1:00pm @ Mars Stadium

BENDIGO PIONEERS 4.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.8 (62)
GWV REBELS 4.3 | 9.3 | 15.5 | 17.8 (110)

IN A SENTENCE…

Both sides showed up in a high-scoring first half, but GWV Rebels blew away the Bendigo Pioneers with eight goals to one after the main break to win by 48 points.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

GWV won the kicks (183-154), marks (65-46), and tackles (69-49)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Bendigo Pioneers

Tobie Travaglia – 22 disposals, 6 tackles, 5 rebound 50s
Tom Evans – 19 disposals, 2 tackles, 5 inside 50s
Oliver Poole – 10 disposals, 5 tackles, 3 goals

GWV Rebels

George Stevens – 29 disposals, 12 tackles, 4 inside 50s
Lachlan Charleson – 22 disposals, 8 goals, 4 behinds
Jonty Faull – 14 disposals, 8 marks, 4 goals

WHERE THEY STAND:

Bendigo Pioneers – 10th | 5-7 | 93.0%
GWV Rebels – 2nd | 9-3 | 133.7%

UP NEXT:

Bendigo Pioneers vs. Geelong Falcons | Sunday August 27, 1:00pm @ Mars Stadium
GWV Rebels vs. Western Jets | Friday August 25, 7:30pm @ Mars Stadium

TASMANIA DEVILS 5.1 | 9.3 | 13.8 | 17.9 (111)
CALDER CANNONS 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 6.5 (41)

IN A SENTENCE…

Tasmania Devils shot back to the top of the Talent League ladder with a comprehensive 70-point win over the Calder Cannons, putting on a ruthless scoring display in the process.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Tasmania won the disposals (331-272), inside 50s (47-33), and scoring shots (25-11)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Tasmania Devils

Tom Beaumont – 25 disposals, 6 marks, 7 tackles
Jack Dolliver – 13 disposals, 4 marks, 5 goals
James Leake – 13 disposals, 4 marks, 4 goals

Calder Cannons

Nash King – 25 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles
Mahmoud Taha – 24 disposals, 2 marks, 6 tackles
Jordan Croft – 9 disposals, 6 marks, 2 goals

WHERE THEY STAND:

Tasmania Devils – 1st | 9-3 | 150.8%
Calder Cannons – 6th | 7-5 | 139.4%

UP NEXT:

Tasmania Devils vs. Dandenong Stingrays | Saturday August 26, 11:00am @ Sandringham
Calder Cannons vs. Northern Knights | Saturday August 26, 2:05pm @ Craigieburn

MURRAY BUSHRANGERS 3.4 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 6.14 (50)
DANDENONG STINGRAYS 3.2 | 8.8 | 12.11 | 17.16 (118)

IN A SENTENCE…

A second half procession saw Dandenong Stingrays return to the winners list with a thumping 68-point victory over the wayward Murray Bushrangers.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Dandenong won the disposals (336-314), inside 50s (52-46), and scoring shots (33-20)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Murray Bushrangers

Darcy Wilson – 28 disposals, 6 marks, 5 tackles
Coby James – 20 disposals, 4 tackles, 5 inside 50s
Oscar Ryan – 19 disposals, 6 marks, 3 rebound 50s

Dandenong Stingrays

Billy Wilson – 31 disposals, 4 marks, 4 inside 50s
Harvey Langford – 27 disposals, 7 marks, 4 inside 50s
Kade De La Rue – 17 disposals, 5 marks, 3 goals

WHERE THEY STAND:

Murray Bushrangers – 13th | 3-10 | 72.1%
Dandenong Stingrays – 8th | 6-6 | 105.9%

UP NEXT:

Murray Bushrangers – Bye
Dandenong Stingrays vs. Tasmania Devils | Saturday August 26, 11:00am @ Sandringham